Finance Controls Transformation Lead

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment seeks an experienced Finance Business Controller to lead controls workstreams within a major Transformation programme. Reporting to the Group Financial Controls Leader, you will shape the future-state control environment and drive high-quality delivery across the Group.

The role focuses on standardisation, governance, and continuous improvement of complex Finance processes in a Shared Services/GBS setting, with senior stakeholder engagement and robust

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Shared Services / Global Business Services experience in a large Finance Operations environment.
• Strong financial controls experience including design, operation and governance.
• Experience in Finance Transformation, business process analysis, controls, risk, compliance or audit.
• Proven ability to lead complex analysis, problem solving and process improvement.
• Experience applying LEAN to standardise processes and reduce waste.
• Experience developing controls frameworks and remediation processes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Strong planning and delivery capability.
• The judgement and autonomy in a complex transformation environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading controls transformation across key Finance processes with future-state controls.
• Analysing the current control environment and friction points.
• Turning analysis into prioritised actionable recommendations.
• Developing core controls frameworks, inventories and KPIs.
• Driving simplification and standardisation of processes.
• Connecting Finance transformation with IT, Risk and Audit teams.
• Leading controls assessment and remediation activities.
• Supporting governance with clear risk and decision papers.
• Supporting implementation and embedding through go-live and hypercare.
• Influencing broader business ownership of controls.

Skills

Finance transformation

Controls design

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Data analysis

Education

Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA

Job description

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment seeks an experienced Finance Business Controller to lead controls workstreams within a major Transformation programme. Reporting to the Group Financial Controls Leader, you will shape the future-state control environment and drive high-quality delivery across the Group.

The role focuses on standardisation, governance, and continuous improvement of complex Finance processes in a Shared Services/GBS setting, with senior stakeholder engagement and robust